Scissors and shears



n. 0. WHEELER. SCISSOHS AND SHEARS APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 192].

Patentd Oct. 31, 1922.

9 1 0 G Z l Tm INVENTQR Patented fi st. ill, i922.

COIVIPANY, OF BRIDG'EPORT. COIL? E AGREE SE'KEAR NNEGTICUT.

ECISSGRS J iND Application filed August 18, 1921; Serial I'Io. it-33,362.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID C. WHEEL-nit, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county oi 'Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented an improvement in Scissors and Shears, or which the itollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to scissors, shears and the'like, and particularly to scissors and shears in which a blade and how are formed in one piece from a given length of wire of any suitable gauge, and has for an object to provide means for finishing the bows which will improve their appearance and will also increase the strength and stillness thereof and thus decrease the liability of their getting out of shape in use.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means for strengthening the of scissors and shears of this type which will also give them a finished appearance and will decrease the liability of cloth threads and so forth, becoming caught on the free end of the wire used in forming the bow.

In carrying out my invention 1 insert be tween the free end of the wire forming the bow and the shank, a separate member which fills in the space between the two. This filling member is preferably formed with a curved groove at one end to fit the shank and at the other end with a reces or other suitable means to coact with the free end or thebow wire to retain the member in place.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification 1' have illus trated various ways of carrying out my invention which are merely illustrative as there are numerous other ways in which the desired result may be accomplished.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pair of scissors showing one form with a structure according to my invention applied thereto, a portion of one of the filling members being broken away to show the method of holding the same in position.

Figs. 2 to 10 inclusive are side elevations of a single scissors handle showing various modifications of the invention.

Fig. 11 is a transverse section substantially on the line l1-1l of Fig. 1.

12 is a perspective view of the filling element used in the form shown in Figs, 1 and 11.

bows

a handle are formed in one piece from a single length or" steel wire at suitable gauge,

one end being forged to form the blade 15 and the other end bowed to form the handle 16, I the two being connected by shank H. The two blades and handles are pivoted together by suitable means 138 in the usual. manner. Between the free end 19 oi. the bowed handle and the shank 17 is in serted a filling member or element 20 separate illroin the handle. This element is formed with a groove 21 to fit the shank l7, and in the form shown in Fl 's. i, 11 and i2, with a recess 22 in its opposite end to receive the free end 19 oil the bowed bani .e. As the material or which the bowed handle is constructed is resilient, the free end 19 is pressed into the recessand the filling member is also pressed against the side oi the shank 1T, securely retaining the same in position. The edges 23 on the filling member surrounding the groove 21 and the edges 2% surrounding the recess are pra rably connaaratively sharp and the body oi the filling member between the two is preferably curved, as shown, to form a substantially continuous surface between the shank and the bowed meinber adjacent the end thereof. 1

-t .will'be apparent from an inspection of he drawing that the use of the filling member gives a finishedappearance to the scissors handle and also stiflens and strengthens the same as the'groove and re cess prevent the ofisetting of the free end oi the how. it also obviates the necessity of finishing the free end of the bow and asthere is no slot or groove between the free end of the bow and the shank. there is no liability of cloth, thread, and so forth, be: coming caught therein in use.

in the modification shown in Fig. 2, the filling member is substantially the same as tliat shown in Fig. 1 except that the bottom of the recess 25 for the :free end of the bow is inclined instead of being parallel with the shank.

In Fig. 8, the end of the bow isrounded at the recess in the filling member 20 is conoaved to fit the rounded 'SDCl O'f the bow. This forms a universal connection between the end of the bow and the filling element and allows a slight rocking mov the i the outer enl "oi? the filling member is rounded at 28 to fit the same.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the filling member 20 is recessec, preferably concave, on its outer end at 29 and within this recess between'the filling member and the free endof the bow is inserted a second member 30, curved on one side to fit the recess in the filling member and recessed on the other side to receive the tree end of the bow. It will be noted that each of the forms shownin Figs. 3, l and 5, allow a rocking movement between thetree end of the bow and the filling member to allow the said member to seat perfectly on the shank.

1n the form shown in Fig. 6, a separate element 31 is inserted between the filling member 20 and the tree G11Cll9 0il the bow which is provided with recesses 32 and on the opposite ends thereof to receive the ends of the filling member 0 and the free end 19 respectively This member may be n-ovided with suitable ornznnentation, as a groove 34, if desired. 7 v

In Fig. 7, the filling member 20, instead of being formed with plain curves, as shown in Fig. 1, is given a slight ornamentation such as scallops 35 at the edge of the groove 21.

In Fig. 8, the filling member is made considerably longer and larger and is adapted toreceive a greater amount of ornamentation 36 and may have a beadBY around the recess for the free end 19.

In Fig. 9, the freeend 19 is provided with a-projection' 38 surrounded by a shoulder 39, the projection being adapted to seat in a 'complementary recess in the filling member 20.

In Fig. 10, the connection is the reverse oi? that shown in Fig. 9, tl1e projection 40 with asurrounding shoulder 4:1 being formed on the filling member 20 and the projection seating in a recess in the free end 19.

The various modifications described are merely illustrative of my invention and show a. number of different ways in which the filling member may be applied. It will, howeer, be obvious that numerous other ways may be devised within the scope of my invention for securing the filling element in position.

Having thus set forth the natureoi my invention what I claim is: l. A bowed handle for scissors, shears.

and the like, comprising a shank, a free end at one side of the shank, and a separate filling member between the shank and free end, said member and free end'being provided with cooperating retaining means.

2. A bowed handle for scissors, shears,

and the like, having a shank and a free end adjacent said shank,'a separate member between the free end and the shank, and provided with agroove to fit the shank.

3. A bowed handle for scissors, shears, and'the like, comprising ashanln-a free end adjacent the shank at one side thereof, and a separate member between the free end and the shank provided with a groove to fit the shank and C00 aerating with the free end to retain the element in place on the shank.

4. A bowed handle for scissors, shears, and the like, comprising a shank, a free end at one side of the shank, and a separate filling member between the shank and free end, said filling member'provided witha groove to fit the shank and a recess to re ceive the tree end.

5. bowed handle for scissors," shears, and the like, comprising a resilient member having a shank and a free end at one side oi, the shank, and a separate filling member between the shankand freejend having a .DAVID C. W :EELER. 

